Clare
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning bright, clear, illustrious.
How Clare has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #729 |
| 2016 | #722 |
| 2017 | #865 |
| 2018 | #762 |
| 2019 | #801 |
| 2020 | #827 |
| 2021 | #835 |
| 2023 | #991 |
| 2024 | #949 |
| 2025 | #924 |
Clare by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Clare. In the US, 315 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 510 babies in 1998, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 2000, about 1 in 4,100 American girls born that year was called Clare.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Clare. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
- Clarabright, clear610 in England and Wales (2025)
- Clarkeclerk, scholar; occupational name134 in the US (2017)
- Clarybright and clear; a form of Claire or Clara18 in the US (2017)
- Clariebright and clear; form of Clare8 in the US (2017)
- Clayrebright and clear; modern respelling of Claire5 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Clare
Names that are said the same way as Clare, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean light
Like Clare, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Other names that mean nobility
Like Clare, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Clare
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